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Attacks on Boggs were unfair
Editor:
Silly me. Last night I went to the monthly public meeting of the Jeffco R-1 School Board expecting to hear of, and be heard on, district budget matters.
Instead, what I encountered was a three-pronged, well-orchestrated attack on board member Laura Boggs.

Powers-that-be unlikely to bite bullet
Editor:
If the elusive “Tea Party” wants more “vetting,” they will end up like Republicans and Democrats with Saturday conventions, otherwise known as pandering parties.

Senate needs to pass House bills
Editor:
The House of Representatives, in this 111th session of Congress, has already passed 420 bills since January 2009 ­— that’s 420 bills waiting for authorization from the Senate leader. The Senate has refused to take up these House bills because they’ve been wary of a Republican filibuster.

Foothills district can’t afford raises for managers
Editor:
Foothills Park and Recreation District’s 2011 budget proposal is seeking a $225,000 increase in compensation for employees at the same time that it is planning cuts of $150,000 from the previous year’s expenditures. How does this make sense?

Foothills workers should share burden
Editor:
Foothills Park and Recreation District’s 2011 budget proposal is seeking a $225,000 increase in compensation for employees at the same time that is it planning cuts of $150,000 from the previous year’s expenditures. How does this make sense?

Library board offers reasons for budget decisions
Editor:
The Jeffco Library Board of Trustees would like to point out key issues that informed our decision to decline the county’s recent budget proposal (see “Library board appointments held up by commissioners,” Columbine Courier, Oct. 12). We applaud the county’s desire to keep libraries open on Mondays, but we have the following concerns:

School district’s Facebook, Twitter efforts are a waste of public funds
Editor:
I am finding a series of events troubling and would like to share them with you. It is my understanding that school districts are in the midst of financial crisis and being faced with daunting tasks of improving performance of student achievement.